Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

product managertoproduct development manager

A product manager already meets 56% of what the product development manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From product manager
56%
Overlap1
To product development manager
25 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
50.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.4/ 100

1 Share of the product development manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the product manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A product development manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a product manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse consumer buying trends
  • analyse data about clients
  • combine business technology with user experience
  • design customer experiences
  • design management
  • develop new products

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A product development manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a product manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held combine business technology with user experience information skills
  • already held design customer experiences communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare market research reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop new products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure products meet regulatory requirements assisting and caring
  • already held product life-cycle business, administration and law

All 25 carried skills, including the 14 the product development manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate design costs required
  • required, not held calculate production costs required
  • optional, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held design prototypes required
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held work in metal manufacture teams optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held consult with technical staff optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with industry experts optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
03 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held improve business processes optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held optimise financial performance optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow company standards required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
05 business, administration and law 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held marketing mix optional
  • optional, not held marketing principles optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a product development manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • already held analyse data about clients skill
  • already held combine business technology with user experience skill
  • already held design customer experiences skill
  • already held design management knowledge
  • already held develop new products skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held draw conclusions from market research results skill
  • already held industrial research and development knowledge
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held market research knowledge
  • already held perform market research skill
  • already held plan product management skill
  • already held product life-cycle knowledge
  • already held analyse cultural trends skill
  • already held analyse economic trends skill
  • already held cost management knowledge
  • already held develop promotional tools skill
  • already held ensure products meet regulatory requirements skill
  • already held identify market niches skill
  • already held manage product testing skill
  • already held manage the customer experience skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held prepare market research reports skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis optional
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held work in metal manufacture teams optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held consult with technical staff optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held improve business processes optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with industry experts optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held marketing mix optional
  • optional, not held marketing principles optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
  • optional, not held optimise financial performance optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
37 held skills the product development manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out sales analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
  • not needed by the target role create prototype of user experience solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role execute marketing plan skill
  • not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate marketing strategies with the global strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the handling of promotional materials skill
  • not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
  • not needed by the target role organise participation in local or international events skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role persuade clients with alternatives skill
  • not needed by the target role pricing strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
  • not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role schedule production skill
  • not needed by the target role socio-economic trends in your sector knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solar products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study sales levels of products skill
  • not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
  • not needed by the target role web analytics knowledge
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held marketing mix optional
  • optional, not held marketing principles optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from product manager

Full index of moves from product manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.